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BY THE : DUCHESS.
CHAPTER XL
Lady Eagleton rejoiced exceedlngl ;
at Roy's departure , while Mabe
mourned , and Mildred with her mothe
expressed trust sympathy. But , a
there comes to every grief some graii
of comfort , so the third morning ther
came to Mabel a letter directed in ai
unknown handwriting , which she tool
with falsely assumed Indifference tha
tallied but badly with her brlghtenei
eyes , and carried away to her owi
room , there to read and re-read it.
Her grand-aunt , who seldom cam
down to breakfast , and who on thi
particular occasion had been promptei
by somem evil genius so to do , ha <
witnessed the arrival of the post-bag
the distribution of the letters , am
Mabel's conscious smile and blush a
she received hers. As her ladyshl ]
never forgot an Injury always maklni
It a point to repay It , If possible four
fold and as the late skirmish In th
drawing-room was still fresh In he
mind , she felt this was an opportunit ;
not to be neglected , so she spoke a
follows :
"I did not imagine it possible , Caroline
line , that you would allow your daugh
ters to receive and open letters fron
gentlemen without first handing then
to you for inspection. "
"My dear Aunt Harriet , what do yoi
mean ? " asked her niece anxiously whi
knew her meaning well enough , bu
was afraid to say so.
"I may have been mistaken , " sail
her ladyship , with heavy accentuation
and considerable severity ; "but I cer
talnly did think I saw Mabel receive i
letter just now , addressed In the hand
writing of a gentleman. "
Hearing this Lady Caroline grev
suddenly unhappy , and , half bellevlnj
her aunt to be In the right , and hal
fearing she herself was acting with 1m
prudence toward her daughters , asket
Mildred privately to find out from he
sister whether the letter in questioi
was everything It ought to be.
"Not that I wish to force myself inti
" Caroline said-
her confidence , Lady
"you understand that , Mildred I hav <
the fullest faith in Mabel , and I knov
the dear child would show me her let
ter sooner or later but merely to sat
Isfy your grandaunt ; she is so hard 01
Mabel that I want her to see hov
dutiful in reality she can be. "
"I understand , " said Mildred , wh (
never despised her mother's weakness
however strong she might feel hersel
ito be , and went up-stairs to Mabel' :
room , which she found locked agains
all intruders.
"Mabel , open the door , dearest , " sh <
said , knocking gently on the outside :
whereupon , after a minute's interval
Mabel did open the door , and stood 01
the threshold slightly defiant in ap
pearance.
"Oh , it is you , Mildred ! " she said
with an assumption of surprise.
"May I not come in darling ? " in
quired Miss Trevanion , reproachfully
"Of course you can come in , " "th <
queen" answered ungraciously moving
a little to one side.
Mildred went a few steps into th <
room , and closed the door.
"Mabel , will you not show it to me ? '
she said.
"So that is It ! " cried Mabel. " .
thought so. Aunt Harriet's revengefu
expression when the post came " " In wai
not thrown away upon me. She ha :
been dictating to mamma , and saying
of me all sorts of things as unjust a :
they are untrue ; and mamma , in turn
has been dictating to you. Now then
is no use in your trying to gloss ovei
matters , Mildred ; I can understand 1
all as distinctly as though I had beei
present I have never before beei
asked to deliver up my letters for pub
lie Inspection , and I don't Intend to d (
so now. It Is easy In such case to drav
conclusions , and , if Aunt Harriet 1m
aglnes she can control my actions , shi
makes a very great mistake and s (
you may tell her. He did not write fo ;
her eyes he wrote solely for mine. '
She had worked herself Into a higl
state of indignation by this time.
"Of course he did , " said Mildred ; "d <
you think I cannot understand that' '
Mamma said distinctly you were note
to be asked to show your letter evei
to her , until you wished to do so o
your own accord. " Then , sympathetic
ally "Is it a love letter , Mabel ? "
"Well , yes , I suppose so , " acknowl
edged "the queen , " demurely , hei
whole pretty , angry face breaking intc
smiles of inexpressible happiness , a !
she thought of all the love the lettei
contained.
Then there came the unconquerabli
longing to share her secret with some
body to let some other eyes beside ;
her own see how dearly she was be
loved to her some other "voice declart
how sweet and true and perfect a lettei
was. , -c
"If if you will promise faithfully
Mildred , not to tell any one , I will1 le
you see It"
"I promise faithfully , " said Mildred
And then Mabel went over to hei
drawer , and , having opened it , slowlj
and tenderly drew from it the harm
less letter that had caused all the dls
turbance down-stairs.
"Now read , " she said ; and , Mildret
taking it , she drew back behind hei
sister , lest by any chance the flush tha
brightened her cheeks during the read
ing might be seen.
"My darling queen , " It began , and
after the usual run of information rel
atrs | to the passage , reception , climate
suchlike uninteresting matter
went on to say how much the write
missed Ixy how well he loved her-
how entirely every thought of his wa
centered upon her alone , and how h
had that day written to her father ex
plaining how affairs stood betwee :
them , and asking permission to mak
her his wife as soon as things shoul
have arranged themselves.
It was very like all other love letten
and wound up with an earnest , lovln
entreaty that she would not forget hir
that whatever happened she woul
be true to him.
"I would rather be dead than hea
that you had been untrue to me , " wer
his words. "Remember this ! Not tha
I feel anything but the utmost fait ,
in you. Ever , my own darling , you
affectionate Roy Blount. "
So It ended. Miss Trevanion , as sh
folded It , felt a sensation of sudde :
tightening at her throat How good
thing it seemed to her just then to b
be loved to have tender words on pa
per folded up and sent to one with th
certain knowledge in one's breast tha
somebody was waiting with impatlen
heart for other tender words In re
turn.
turn.Meanwhile
Meanwhile "the queen" was standin
gazing into her face with eager , long
Ing eyes.
"Is It not the very sweetest letter ?
she said , innocently.
"The very sweetest letter I eve
read , " returned her sister , kissing th
upturned lips.
Then she went back to the cher
ished production , and read It agaii
with a fresh warm Interest that wen
straight to Mabel's heart
"Well , perhaps you had better tak
it down and show it to mamma , " sh
said , relenting ; "but do not let Aun
Harriet see you , Mildred. "
So Mildred , having given the deslrei
assurance , carried the letter away witl
her to Lady Caroline , who read it wit ]
eyes tenderly suffused. Sir George
coming in at the moment with th
companion epistle in his hand , con
tainlng a manly straightforward pro
posal for Mabel , read it also , and sig
nified his intense satisfaction in am
approbation of the entire affair. Bu
the engagement must of necessity b
a long one , so he decided , the youn :
man though with great expectation
on all sides having little at the pres
ent time beyond his pay. They wer
both only just as the commencemen
of their lives , so could afford to wai
until a year or two had gone over thei
heads ; and when once Roy could slgi
himself "Captain" they might begin t <
look at things in a nearer light
So it was arranged , to the deligh
of all concerned , except Lady Eagle
ton , who objected to every argumen
that could be produced In their favoi
protesting obstinately to the very las
that the girl was throwing hersel
away.
It so happened that by mutual con
sent they had all maintained stric
taciturnity on the subject of thi
Younges their antecedents as mer
chants pur et simple not being con
sidered such as would meet the view ,
of Lady Eagleton. She had wonder
fully relieved their minds by lettlnj
them know of her intention to speni
Christmas with some more fortunat
relatives farther south , and indeed ha <
named a day in the ensuing week a
that on which she would deprive then
of her society.
The whole house instantly brighten
ed up , and began to look more like it
self , while it was thought with confi
dence that the Younges' visit migh
now indeed forever be kept in the dark
so far as their grand-aunt was con
cerned. But Eddie , unluckily , as it ap
peared afterward , had been the enl ;
one not warned on the matter , am
therefore it was he who , on the Sunda ;
before her departure , brought dowi
her ladyship's wrath upon the family
Lord Lyndon was a great favorit *
with her , he having a certain placi <
deferential way with him that neve :
failed to propitiate even the most ob
durate of old ladles. She characterize !
him as well-bred , courteous and gen
tlemanly , looking upon him as a younj
man who had happily escaped all thi
contaminations of the period.
"I consider it a most fortunati
thing , in this out-of-the-way place
your having as a constant visitor i
young man so distinguished , " she said
and then she asked again , for abou
the hundredth time , "And where dh
you first become acquainted witl
him ? "
"Well , just about the timg thi
Younges were here as well as I cai
recollect , " answered Eddie promptly
who was unhappily present.
"The Younges ? Who are they tha
I have never heard their names men
tioned ? "
"Old Younge went in for cotton semi
years ago , " answered Eddie , frankly
and without a moment's hesitation "i
mode of making money that I feai
your ladyship will scarcely appreciate ;
but It paid uncommonly well in hii
case , if we are to believe all the ac
counts we hear. Strange to say , teethe
the trade mark is not so apparent 01
them as it might have been. The son
Denzll Younge , is one of the nicest fel
lows you could possibly meet , while
the daughter you should' just ask th <
girls about her , Aunt Harriet ; thej
will tell you about her what a 'per
feet treasure * she is. "
Her ladyship was above understand
ing "chaff. "
"Oh , indeed , ' said she , in such a con
Strained , stiff tone that Eddie looke
up amazed , and , catching sight of hi
mother's despairing , and Mabel's die
mayed expression , discovered for th
first time that he had been the caus
of much disturbance in the bosom c
his family for the past five minutes.
Lady Eagleton maintained a studlec
not to say ominous , silence during th
remainder of the meal , giving no ven
to her outraged feelings until the la
dies rose to return to the drawing
room , leaving the happier sex to dls
cuss their wine In peace.
When the former were seated roun
the fire for it was more than ordinal
Ily cold even for November and th
old lady had comfortably ensconce
herself In the snug arm-chair speclall ;
brought down from the upper region
to meet her Tvants , she began :
"Caroline , is this thing true that
have been hearing ? " she said , sol
emnly.
"What thing , Aunt Harriet ? " askei
her niece , faintly.
"Don't prevaricate , " said Lad ;
Eagleton. "I warn you it is best to b
open and above-board with me. Speal
the truth Is it possible that you hav
had a cotton merchant's family 01
terms of Intimacy at King's Abbot , en
joying free association with you
daughters , your sons ? "
Poor Lady Caroline felt herself ;
child once more , in hopeless bondag
to her aunt , and crossing her sofl
white hands helplessly upon her lar
looked with imploring eyes at Mil
dred , and Mildred looked straight int
the fire.
"They were friends of George's Aun
Harriet , " she ventured to murmur.
"Then they were here ? " ejaculatei
the old woman , In an awful voice.
"Yes , they were here , confessed Lad ;
Caroline , in a nervous whisper.
"Mabel , my smelling salts , " said th
dowager ; and Mabel rose to compl ;
with her demand.
"Would you wish for some eau
de-cologne , Aunt Harriet ? " she asked
meekly. "It might do you good. "
"I always felt George was a radical , '
she said , in an aggrieved voice ; "I al
ways knew his tendencies were low
But that he should go to the length o
introducing to his private circle pee
pie connected with trade never for ai
instant occurred to me as possible
even in my wildest flights of imagina
tion. How could you , Caroline , stan <
tamely by and permit such proceeding
to be consummated In your house
How could you allow low , vulgar per
sons to associate with the members o
your household ? "
"But they were not at all vulgar , '
Lady Caroline ventured to remon
strate.
"Do not tell me , " interrupted he
aunt , warmly , "and do not try to ex
cuse your conduct by endeavoring t <
throw a halo of respectability roun <
such people. Edward spoke of a son
was he the sort of person to be throwi
in your daughters' way to aspire t <
the hand of one perhaps ? Mildred ,
appeal to you , as the most rightly
judging individual in this house , wha
was your opinion of this Mr. Younge ? '
Mildred's long dark eyelashes quiv
ered slightly , and her color rose a de
gree as for a moment she hesitated
but , when at length she did speak , i
was with perfect composure.
"I think that in bearing , look , am
manner he was an unmistakable gen
tleman , " she said "the warmest
hearted and the truest I have eve :
met"
Lady Eagleton was struck dumb
She was astounded. She had so entire
ly depended upon Mildred for support
and now she found herself with n (
language ready in which to express he :
just indignation.
"You have made me acquainted witl
a new phase in your character , " shi
said to Mildred , in what was meant t (
be a withering tone "one with whicl
I have been hitherto totally unac
quainted. And , as I have not an ides
in common with anybody in this housi
now that you have declared your
self I think the sooner I leave it thi
better. I shall therefore hasten my de
parture even more than I have done
and beg you all to understand that :
depart on Wednesday. "
( To be continued. )
WHERE COFFEE CAME FROM.
Legend Gives the Lethean Berry a Bo
mantle Origin and History.
There is extant a tale of the discov
ery of coffee , a story which might havi
suggested to Charles Lamb the ide ;
for his "Dissertation on Roast Pig.1
This is the legend : Toward the mid
die of the fifteenth century a poor Aral
was traveling in Abyssinia , and findinj
himself weak and weary from fatigui
he stopped near a grove. " Then , beinj
in want of fuel to cook his rice , he cu
down a tree , which happened to b <
full of dead berries. His meal beinf
cooked and eaten , the traveler discov
ered that the half-burned berries wen
very fragrant Collecting a number o
these and crushing them with a stone
he found that their aroma had in
creased to a great extent While won
dering at this he accidentally let fal
the substance into a can which con
tained a scant supply of wa'ter. l/o
what a miracle ! The almost putrit
liquid was instantly purified. H <
brought it to his lips ; it was fresh
agreeable , and in a moment after thi
traveler had so far recovered hi !
strength and energy as to be able t <
resume his journey. The lucky Aral
gathered as many berries as he could
and having arrived at Arden , in Ara
bia , he informed the mulfti of his dis
covery. This worthy divine was ai
Inveterate opium smoker , who hac
been suffering for years from the ef
fects of that poisonous drug. He trie (
an infusion of the roasted berries ant
was so delighted at the recovery of hii
own vigor that , In gratitude to thi
tree he called it cabuah , which in Ara
bic signifies force. Chicago Chron
Icle.
NATURAL PEODUCK
SHALL WE LIMIT OURSELVE
TO THESE ONLY.
If So , YFhlcu Ones Shall \To Auandoi
and Ilorr Shall "We Fare IfVo Folio
the Free Trader * Prescription for tt
Increase of Our Foreign Trade *
One of the first canons of free trac
is that each country should produi
only that commodity in which it exce
in quality and cheapness , buying froi
abroad everything that can be mac
cheaper there. In other words , \v
should not strive to establish an
maintain an industry that is not
natural one , " but devote our who !
energy to one with the product (
which we can beat all other nations.
On the other hand , protectionisi
maintain that we should diversify 01
industries to the largest degree poss
ble , making and producing everythin
that the soil and climate will allow an
that genius and diligence encourag
The best theoretical exposition of th !
question Is given by Sir Edward Sull
van in his "Protebtion to Native Ii
dustry , " but the best exposition of thi
as of any other question , is the pract
cal one of experience.
There is no country on earth whei
industry is so diversified as in tt
United States. In fact , one of tt
principal objects of our first and ever
succeeding protective tariff was to cr <
ate and maintain new industries , an
today we can make everything that ca
be made anywhere , and we can rah
everything needed by man , except te
and coffee and a few minor product
This is what has given us so muc
employment , such high wages and sue
an unparalleled home market.
In spite of all this , however , the trt
traders of today are again urging tlu
we open our ports to the cheap ;
products of other countries and devol
ourselves to gaining other markets , b
centering our energies on a few "na'
ural" productions. In other words , w
are urged to abandon a sure mark <
of many times the value of any th
we could have if we'were to gain a
there Is to be gained.
But for the sake of argument , let t
suppose the free trader to be righ
for the further one examines a fre
trade theory the more absurd it ai
pears. Let us cease producing som
things and buy them abroad , pay infer
for them with increased productions c
other things. The questions now cor
front us : "Where shall we begin ? Wha
shall we give up ? Surely not any c
the staple agricultural products. If ou
farmers should abandon their land an
go to the factory and make plows , fc
instance , who would use the plows
We raise and shall sell more grain an
provisions than any other people , s
perhaps it would be better to close th
factory and for all to go on the farn
But there is a surplus of farm product
now , and where could we sell doubl
or treble the present production ? Thi
again is absurd. Shall our miners leav
the mines and make picks and shovels
with which the market is already ful
ly supplied ? Could a million iron an
steel workers turn to making boot
and shoes ? No ; it is all ridiculous
turn which way we will.
Fully 95 per cent of our product
are sold at home. Are we to believ
that half of this or any part of it ca
be carried thousands of miles and sol
at a greater net profit than when sol
within a few miles distant from th
place of production ? The whole fre
trade contention is one natural , physi
cal , economical Imgossibility.
The Cobdenite obscures his theor
somewhat by saying that we shoul
admit the "raw material" free and in
crease our production and sales of th
finished product. The "raw material
fallacy has been laid bare so often the
it is useless to argue it at the begin
nlng of the twentieth century. Bu
suppose we were to import the parti
finished material , that , perfected an
combined , makes the last finishe
product , what would be the result ? 1
will be found that the value of ou
manufactures in 1900 approximate
$15,000,000,000. On the basis of the cen
BUS of 1890 somewhat over $8,000,000 ,
000 worth of this is what the fre
trader calls "raw material. " At leas
three persons are engaged in makin
this so-called raw material to on
engaged in producing the last finishe
product. Shall we then throw thre
men out of employment to benefi
one ?
The contention that "if we do nc
buy we cannot sell" is refuted by th
fact that we are , and have been fc
years , selling much more than w
buy.
buy.The
The free trader camiot , in the ligi
of experience , with actual facts an
figures confronting him , point to
single industry that we can safel
abandon. Every added industry mean
increased employment and an it
creased home market and large
profits.
No ; instead of abandoning a singl
industry , we should constantly seek t
enlarge and diversify , in order to en
ploy every possible acre of land an
every possible human arm and mine
In the words of Henry C. Carey , "Wit
every increase in the power of produc
tion , consumption grows , and the h
borer receives larger returns for hi
labor. "
Great American Cargoes.
The steamer Colenso pulled out froi
New York a week ago loaded wit
8,000 tons of American agricultun
machinery , bound for Southern RUJ
sia. The ship was loaded with reaper ;
binders , thrashers , cleaners , slacker
binding twine and everything else use
on the modern farm. There was nc
a thing else in her cargo except Amer :
can manufactured goods. Two other
ships almost equally as large as the
Colenso preceded her , loaded with sim
ilar freight. The state register at Des
Moincs calls attention to the fact that
these three ships were all foreign ships
and that the freight money will all be
paid to foreign ship owners.
But that is the rule with our country.
Any reference to any means which
might stop that $180,000,000 drain an
nually paid to foreign ships in fares
and freights is at once responded to by
the senseless gibbering of "a steal. "
The cargo of the Colenso was the larg
est and most valuable cargo of manu
factured goods ever shipped out of the
United States , the next being the Cas
tillo , which preceded the Colenso a
week , and carried 7,000 tons of like
freight The aggregate value of the
three cargoes of 20,000 tons was ? ! , -
" "
250,000.
The cargoes are to be unloaded at
Novorsrisk , on the Black sea , and will
be carried thence to Central Asia.
Some will be carried to places only
accessible by mules or camels. There
are 80,000 packages In all , and each Is
marked , "Made In U. S. A. " Salt
Lake City Tribune.
ONLY ONE.
The only business that does no
thrive under protective tariff laws.
UNCLE HORACE ONCE MORE.
Hla Plan to Annihilate Trnsts and Tbel
Independent Competitors.
The latest syndicated tirade agains
Protection sent out by the New Eng
land Free Trade League is from th
pen of our old-time friend , Uncle Ho
race Boles. One searches in vain fo
a single figure or fact to be applied t
argument and comparison , for a sin
gle truth on which to base a conclu
sion. The ex-governor is mad clea
through because there are American a
well as foreign trusts , and in orde
that the foreign trusts may thrive th
more he would destroy the Americai
industries so that the products of th
foreign trusts could come , and com
free of duty , to flood our markets.
Uncle Horace would not be satisfiei
with removing the duties from the so
called raw material used in trust mad
goods , for he says :
"No tariff whatever , for revenue o
otherwise , should be levied upon for
eign articles competing with Americai
trust-made goods. The makers o
these have destroyed competition a
home. They should be made to mee
the competition of the outside worli
until they are dissolved and assumi
their original component parts. Then
and not till then , give them the Pro
tection a wisely framed revenua tarif
will afford. "
And when they are "dissolved an <
assume their original and componen
parts , " then there will be no Indus
tries left to give Protection to , evei
for revenue. Just why our Free Trad
ers love the foreign trusts so much i
not apparent. And if Protection is th
real cause of trusts , how is it that Frei
Trade England is plastered over witl
them ? The good or evil of trusts , so
called , at home or abroad , is a , ques
tion in no way connected with thi
Tariff , and the forced connection madi
by Free Traders shows to what ex
tremes their hatred of American in
dustry and prosperity drives them.
It is the so-called trusts that do no
fear Free Trade ; it Is the thousand an <
one small competitors that do. Tha
is why we shall not promote monopol ;
by taking away the only chance fo
continued competition. Free Tradi
would first destroy our weaker an <
smaller industries , then our large
destruction of thi
ones , because of the
home market.
Can ex-Governor Boies or any othe
member of the New England Frej
Trade League show that they are an ;
the worse off because of so-callei
trusts ? That is the question to an
swer. fk
An Incentive to Theft
A Free Trade tariff always prove :
an incentive to theft by robbing breai
winners of work and wages ; then the ;
must be either humiliated by becominj
objects of charity or go to the pee
house. Never were our prisons si
crowded with men forced to starve
beg or steal as under the infernal rob
ber Wilson tariff. Nevertheless , i
was hard work under the Wilson tarif
swindle to find anything to steal.
Donblo Onr Commerce.
Since the Spanish war and the bles
sings which have come thereby am
through annexation , our commerc
with Cuba , Porto Rico , Hawaii and th
Philippines has been doubled. Whei
Uncle Sam does any job it is alway
a splendid success , provided Fre
Traders are not allowed to spoil th
work.
MANAGER BALDWIN TESTlf1ES.
Money 1'alil Cnptain James O. Reed Vfat
for Shortage of Uoof.
MANILA May 1. The trial of Cap
tain James C. Reed , ex-dopot commis
sary at Manila , charged with solicit
ing and receiving bribes and with ,
other official misconduct , -which be
gan hero yesterday , -was contineud to
day and was fiercely contested.
' Thomas Harries , a bookkeeper of
the firm of Robinson and Macondray ,
testified that Mr. Robinson paid Cap
tain Reed $881. The firm's books con
tained entries to that effect.
Fred Macondray testified that he ar
ranged to give Captain Reed per cent
commission on the sales of vegetables
furnished to troops.
Before testifying , Barry Baldwin ,
formerly United States marshal for
California and now manager of the
Macondray company , shipping mer
chants , tendered a statement to the
court He said attempts had been-
made to intimidate him and he asked'
for the protection of the court , but
the latter declined to receive It and
returned it to Mr. Baldwin unread.
Mr. Baldwin testified to having a
$200,000 beef contract. Captain Reed
came to his office and claimed there
were slight shortages in the beef de
liveries on account of which Mr. Bald
win gave Captain Reed $345.
Adjutant General Arlington testified
that Captain Reed said Major Servis
was short 1,500 pounds of beef. He
admitted receiving money from Mr.
Baldwin , but said the sum he receiv
ed would be applied to the beef short
age.
HAVE TO CHARGE FOUR BITS
Pan-American Directors Discover Neces
sity of Itnlslng Admlgalon.
BUFFALO , May 1. The board of
directors of the Pan-American expo
sition have reconsidered their action
of Saturday in reducing the price of
admission to 25 cents on Sundays. The
attention of the board was called to
the fact that the agreement under
which the exposition first mortgage
bonds were issued was based upon the
understanding that the price of admis
sion tickets to the exposition should
be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents
for children under 14 years of age.
A. meeting of the board was called
snd it was decided to make the price
af admission the same for Sunday as
that for the other days of the week.
Ramon Pando , son of President Pan-
lo of Bolivia , and special commis
sioner to the Pan-American exposi-
: ion , arrived here this evening. Fer
nando E. Guactalla , Bolivian minister
to Washington , accompanied him.
GERMAN f ORCES TALL BACK.
Bellnf There Will Bo no More Expedi
tions.
BERLIN , May 1. It is stated by
officials here that the main German
expeditionary force in China is now
withdrawing to its former position ,
' .caving a garrison at the pass at the
; reat wall. The non-participation of
the French in the battle was not due
: o orders received from Paris , but to
: heir failure to arrive in time.
Further expeditions are not project-
jd and will not be undertaken unless
the Chinese make them necessary. In
ifficial circles it is believed that Gen
eral Liu acted upon his own initiatie
Dr perhaps at the suggestion of some
mti-foreign mandarin , officials not be
lieving that the Chinese government
Drdered General Liu to resist the Ger
mans , since such action is plainly
against the government's interests.
PUBLIC BECOMING TOO WISE.
Vaval Board of Construction Instructs
Its Members.
WASHINGTON , May 1. The naval
board of construction continued its
liscussion of the new ships authorized
by congress and of general questions
af naval architecture. Some of the
members felt that the public was
[ earning too much about what was go
ing on in the board and a decisive
resolution was adopted directing each
individual member to hold no commu-
lication with the press on the sub
jects under discussion. The new
: hief constructor was present with
sketch plans of a number of the ex
cellent ships designed by his predeces
sor. The matter of batteries is still
receiving the chief attention.
Cherokee Treaty Defeated.
MUSKOGEE , I. T. , May 1. Indica
tions are that the Cherokee treaty has
been beaten by a large majority. Chief
Buffington's home gave 300 majority
igainst the treaty. Buffingtotn led the
light against the treaty. Defeat means
enforcement of the Curtis law and
much litigation.
Apology from Venezuela.
NEW YORK , May 1. A dispatch to
the Herald from Caracas says : The in
cident relative to the arrest of Ig-
lace H. Baiz , United States consul at
Barcelona , was closed today. Consul
[ Joldsmlth at La Guayra Eent to Mr.
Russell , the American charge d'af
faires here , a letter from the Vene-
suelan government expressing regret
for the occurrence and explaining that
is was a case of mistaken identity ,
rhe situation of affairs is now quiet.
